Leghorn

American  

[leg-hawrn, leg-ern, -hawrn] / ˈlɛgˌhɔrn, ˈlɛg ərn, -ˌhɔrn /

noun

1. English name of Livorno.

2. (lowercase)  a fine, smooth, plaited straw.

3. (lowercase)  a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim.

4. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are prolific layers of white-shelled eggs.

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Leghorn ¹ British  

noun

1. the English name for Livorno

2. a breed of domestic fowl laying white eggs

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leghorn ² British  

/ ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn /

noun

1. a type of Italian wheat straw that is woven into hats

2. any hat made from this straw when plaited

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Etymology

Origin of leghorn

C19: named after _Leghorn (Livorno)

Example Sentences

Still, writer-director Rian Johnson managed to pump some life into a largely forgotten cinematic genre with “Knives Out,” the 2019 murder mystery starring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, the courtly genius with the Foghorn Leghorn accent who untangles mysteries for fun.

From The Wall Street Journal

William Carlos Williams, “Anna Karenina,” Katherine Anne Porter, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Cats,” Foghorn Leghorn: all get shoutouts here, a collective distress call that fails to move us.

From Los Angeles Times

The Kipnis family has Italian citizenship through a paternal grandmother who hailed from Leghorn and moved to Israel, via Tunisia, after the Holocaust.

From Seattle Times

Oh, and there’s the detective Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig’s Southern detective, along for the ride to solve for x with his distinctive Foghorn Leghorn bray and spoilery self-satisfaction.

From Washington Post

Daniel Craig plays Benoit Blanc, the master detective with the Foghorn Leghorn accent who is once again summoned by rich eccentrics to solve a mystery.

From New York Times